Wednesday 19 November 2014

FR-448819 Mont Blanc massif

The Mont Blanc massif (Massif du Mont-Blanc) is a mountain range in the Graian Alps. It is named after Mont Blanc, at 4,810.45 m the highest summit of the Alps. The massif is located in France (Haute-Savoie and Savoie), Italy (Aosta Valley), and Switzerland (western Valais).

There are about 60 main peaks in the Mont Blanc massif.  The 17 peaks more than 4,000 metres are:

Mont Blanc 4,810
Mont Blanc de Courmayeur 4,748
Mont Maudit 4,465
Picco Luigi Amedeo 4,460
Dôme du Goûter 4,304
Mont Blanc du Tacul 4,248
Grand Pilier d'Angle 4,243
Grandes Jorasses 4,208
Aiguille Verte 4,122
Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey 4,112
Mont Brouillard 4,069
Aiguille de Bionnassay 4,066
Pic Eccles 4,041
Dôme de Rochefort 4,015
Dent du Géant 4,013
Aiguille de Rochefort 4,001
Les Droites 4,000

This postcard came from Sophie (19 November 2014) Postcrossing.

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